Tibacuy

Municipality and town in Cundinamarca, Colombia

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Location of the municipality and town inside Cundinamarca Department of Colombia

4°20′50″N 74°27′9″W / 4.34722°N 74.45250°W / 4.34722; -74.45250Country

ColombiaDepartment

CundinamarcaProvinceSumapaz ProvinceFounded17 February 1592Founded byBernardino de AlbornozGovernment

• MayorEduar Javier Serrano Orjuela
(2016-2019)Area

• Municipality and town84.4 km² (32.6 sq mi) • Urban

0.25 km² (0.10 sq mi)Elevation

1,647 m (5,404 ft)Population

(2015)

• Municipality and town4,828 • Density57/km² (150/sq mi) • Urban

523Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)WebsiteOfficial website

Tibacuy is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca, in Sumapaz Province. Tibacuy is situated south of the Altiplano Cundiboyacense in the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes at 87 kilometres (54 mi) southeast of the capital Bogotá.^[1]

Climate

Tibacuy - 1647 m

Climate chart (explanation)

J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D
72 24 15	90 24 15	109 25 16	170 24 16	155 24 16	88 23 15	57 24 16	52 24 16	80 24 15	214 23 15	216 23 15	100 23 15
█ Average max. and min. temperatures in °C
█ Precipitation totals in mm
Source: Climate-data.org - Tibacuy

Imperial conversion
J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D
2.8 75 59	3.5 76 60	4.3 76 61	6.7 75 61	6.1 74 61	3.5 74 60	2.2 75 60	2 75 60	3.1 76 59	8.4 74 59	8.5 73 59	3.9 74 59
█ Average max. and min. temperatures in °F
█ Precipitation totals in inches

Etymology

In the Chibcha language of the Muisca and Panche, Tibacuy means "official chief".^[1]

History

The area of Tibacuy was inhabited by the Muisca and the Panche with the Sutagao living to the southeast. The present town centre is situated at a lower altitude than the original indigenous village. Modern Tibacuy was founded between 13th and 17th of February 1592 by Bernardino de Albornoz.^[1]